Forth Valley College in leading position to help youngsters navigate AI landscape
Forth Valley College is in a leading position to help young people navigate the new AI career landscape, according to a new study.
A study by Glasgow Kelvin College revealed that more than half of students are already reconsidering career ambitions.
FVC has appealed for school leavers to get in touch, particularly if they are considering qualifications in subject areas less likely to be affected by AI technology, such as NC and HN courses that include engineering, construction, electrical, health and social care, hairdressing and modern apprenticeships.
Kenny MacInnes, principal of Forth Valley College, said: “The comprehensive and impressive research commissioned by Glasgow Kelvin College, confirms our own belief that we are helping young people in our region focus their attention towards the courses that will help them reach their career goals.
“The study also reaffirms our commitment to offering our students the best artificial intelligence education and learning, to make sure they are equipped with all the tools they will need to be successful in their future.”
Glasgow Kelvin College commissioned the research to mark its own National Opportunity Day 2026 that took place on August 5, and discovered that 55 per cent of students asked are actively seeking to learn roles that are unlikely to be replaced by AI in the future.
The survey, conducted by independent insights agency Opinion Matters, surveyed a sample of 517 teenagers at Scottish schools aged 13-to-18. They were asked which careers they considered to be ‘AI-proof’, with practical and people-focused professions dominating the response.
A plumbing career topped the list at 31 per cent, followed by an electrician at 30 per cent, some of the other professions that scored highly included; a hairdresser or barber at 30 per cent, a nursing career received 29 per cent, a mechanic 27 per cent, while just 1.7 per cent said they believed no career was AI-proof.
It also revealed that 60 per cent of young people when asked said they were looking forward to learning skills that could work in collaboration with AI technology.
Forth Valley College still has a number of places available for practical courses that begin in August.
For more information on what courses are still available visit the FVC website.